General Forms

Confidential Information for Law Enforcement

This form allows law enforcement agencies to submit confidential information about criminal cases to the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) database. Police departments and sheriffs use it to record and share sensitive case details needed for criminal investigations, arrests, and case management across agencies.

Confidential Information for Law Enforcement—Criminal

This form allows law enforcement to submit confidential information to the court about criminal cases while keeping that sensitive information hidden from the public record. Police departments and prosecutors use it to protect evidence, witness safety details, or investigative techniques that shouldn't be disclosed during criminal proceedings.

Withdrawal of Consent to Electronic Service (Electronic Filing and Service)

This form allows a person to stop accepting legal documents electronically and return to receiving them by mail or in person instead. Parties in court cases use this form when they no longer want to participate in electronic filing and service systems.

Request for Exemption from Mandatory Electronic Filing and Service

This form allows lawyers and parties to ask the court for permission to file legal papers and send copies to other people the old-fashioned way, using paper instead of the electronic filing system that is normally required. People use this form when they have a good reason they cannot use electronic filing, such as not having internet access, lacking technical ability, or facing hardship from the mandatory electronic system.

Order of Exemption from Electronic Filing and Service

This form allows a court to excuse a party or attorney from the requirement to file and serve court documents electronically and instead permits them to use paper filing. A party, attorney, or court may use this form when electronic filing would cause undue hardship, technical problems, or other good cause, such as in cases involving sensitive matters like domestic violence restraining orders, child custody, or when a person lacks reliable computer access.

Notice of Change of Electronic Service Address

This form notifies the court that a party or attorney wants to change the email address where they receive court documents electronically. Lawyers and people involved in court cases use this form to make sure they keep getting important legal notices and documents at their current email address.

Proposed Order (Cover Sheet)

This form is a cover sheet that parties use to submit a proposed order to the court for a judge to review and sign. Attorneys, self-represented litigants, and court staff use it to formally present draft orders in any type of case, ensuring the judge has a clear summary of what is being requested before making a decision.

Proof of Electronic Service

This form documents that a legal document was successfully delivered to another party using electronic methods like email or court filing systems. Attorneys, self-represented litigants, and court staff use it to provide proof to the court that required notices, orders, or other papers were properly served electronically in cases involving restraining orders, custody, family law matters, and other civil proceedings.

Semiannual Report to the Judicial Council on the Use of Noncertified or Nonregistered Interpreters

This form tracks when courts use interpreters who are not officially certified or registered to help people who don't speak English understand court proceedings. Courts submit this report twice a year to show the Judicial Council how often they rely on uncertified interpreters and in what types of cases, to help improve language access and interpreter certification standards.

Provisional Qualification of Noncertified or Nonregistered Spoken Language Interpreter

This form allows courts to temporarily qualify an interpreter who doesn't have standard certification or registration to provide spoken language interpretation services in legal proceedings. Courts and parties use this form when a certified interpreter isn't available but an interpreter is needed to ensure fair access to the judicial process for people who don't speak English.

Certification of Unavailability of Certified or Registered Interpreter and Availability of Provisionally Qualified Interpreter

This form documents that a certified or registered interpreter is not available for a court proceeding and that a provisionally qualified interpreter can be used instead. Courts and legal representatives use this form to authorize the use of a less-qualified interpreter when fully qualified interpreters cannot be obtained for proceedings requiring language interpretation services.

Temporary Qualification of Noncertified or Nonregistered Spoken Language Interpreter

This form allows courts to temporarily use a spoken language interpreter who hasn't completed standard certification or registration requirements. Courts use it when a certified interpreter isn't available but a non-English speaker needs one to participate fairly in legal proceedings.

Foreign Language Interpreter's Duties—Civil And Small Claims (For Noncertified And Nonregistered Interpreters)

This form explains the basic responsibilities and ethical rules that interpreters must follow when helping non-English speakers communicate in civil and small claims court cases. Court staff, judges, and interpreters use this form to ensure that non-certified interpreters understand their duties and maintain accuracy and impartiality during court proceedings.

Request for Interpreter (Civil)

This form allows someone involved in a civil court case to request that the court provide an interpreter who speaks their language during court proceedings. Parties, attorneys, or witnesses who cannot communicate effectively in English use this form to ensure they can understand and participate in civil matters like small claims, family law, contracts, or personal injury cases.

Juror Questionnaire

This form collects background information from potential jurors to help attorneys and judges determine if they can be fair and impartial in a case. Potential jurors fill it out to answer questions about their personal experiences, beliefs, and potential biases.

Juror Questionnaire for Criminal Cases/Capital Case Supplement

This form helps courts collect detailed information from potential jurors about their backgrounds, beliefs, and experiences to determine if they can be fair and impartial in criminal and capital murder cases. Attorneys and judges use it during jury selection to identify jurors who may be biased and to exercise challenges that remove unsuitable candidates from the jury pool.

Juror Questionnaire for Expedited Jury Trials

This form collects basic background information from potential jurors who are being considered for expedited jury trials in California courts. Judges, attorneys, and court staff use it to quickly screen jurors and identify any conflicts of interest or biases that might affect their ability to fairly hear cases that need to be resolved faster than standard trials.

Juror's Motion to Set Aside Sanctions and Order

This form allows a juror to ask the court to cancel or remove penalties that were imposed on them, typically for failing to follow court orders or jury instructions. A juror would use this form to request relief from sanctions by explaining to the judge why the penalties should be set aside or reduced.

Notice of Available Language Assistance—Service Provider

This form notifies people that the court can provide free interpreters and documents in other languages during court cases. Courts, legal aid organizations, and service providers use it to inform non-English speakers about available language assistance so they can understand and participate in their court proceedings.

Service Not Available in My Language: Request to Change Court Order

This form allows someone to request that a court order be changed or reconsidered because they did not receive proper language interpretation services during their court case. People use this form when they speak a language other than English and were not provided with an interpreter, which may have prevented them from fully understanding the court proceedings or presenting their case.

Service Not Available in My Language: Order

This form allows someone to request that a court proceeding be delayed or accommodated because court services are not available in their language. People use this form when they need a translator or interpreter to understand and participate in their court case, such as in family law, custody, or other legal matters.

Caption (Civil)

This form allows a party to summarize and list all costs they spent during a lawsuit so they can request reimbursement from the other side. Attorneys, plaintiffs, and defendants use this form to document expenses like court fees, service of process, and expert witness costs in order to recover money they're entitled to under California law.

Memorandum of Costs (Worksheet)

This form helps people calculate and organize the court costs and expenses they spent on a case so they can ask the court to make the other side pay them back. Parties in a lawsuit use it to prepare a detailed list of filing fees, service costs, and other case expenses to include in their cost recovery request.

Memorandum of Costs After Judgment, Acknowledgement of Credit, and Declaration of Accrued Interest

This form is used to list and claim money costs that a winning party has spent during a lawsuit, acknowledge any payments already received, and calculate interest that has built up after a judgment was made. Creditors and judgment holders use this form to document their expenses and demand full payment of what they are owed following a court judgment.

Additional Page [to be attached to any form]

This form provides extra space to attach additional information or explanations that don't fit on the main court form you're filing. Court users, attorneys, and self-represented people use it to add details to their documents when they need more room to explain their case, requests, or circumstances.

Attachment to Judicial Council Form

The MC-025 is an extra page that gets attached to other court forms when you need more space to provide additional information or explain something that doesn't fit in the boxes on the main form. Anyone filing a case in California small claims or civil court would use it if they run out of room on their original court paperwork and need to add more details.

Declaration

The MC-030 is a written statement where someone describes facts they know about a case and swears under penalty of perjury that everything they wrote is true, used instead of testifying in court in person. Anyone involved in a court case—a party to the lawsuit, a witness, or someone with knowledge of relevant facts—would use this form to provide their account of events to the judge.

Attached Declaration

This form allows someone to attach a written statement (declaration) under penalty of perjury to support a request in a court case. Attorneys, self-represented parties, and others use this form to submit sworn testimony or evidence for miscellaneous court matters, restraining orders, small claims, or other proceedings where they need to provide factual information to the judge.

Order

This form tells the court that someone involved in a case wants to update their mailing address, phone number, email, or other contact information. People use it in cases involving restraining orders, custody, support, or other family law matters to make sure the court and the other side can reach them with important legal papers and notices.

Substitution of Attorney—Civil (Without Court Order)

This form allows an attorney to be replaced by another attorney in a civil case without needing the judge's permission first. Clients, law firms, or attorneys use it when they want to switch to a different lawyer or when an attorney needs to withdraw from representing them in their case.

Notice of Motion and Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel—Civil

This form is used by an attorney to formally notify the court and the other party that the attorney wants to withdraw from representing a client in a civil case. Attorneys file this motion when they need to stop working on a case due to reasons like a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship, unpaid fees, or a conflict of interest, and they need the judge's permission to leave the case.

Declaration in Support of Attorney's Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel—Civil

This form allows an attorney to explain to the court why they need to stop representing their client in a civil case. An attorney files this declaration when they want to be relieved as counsel, such as due to a breakdown in communication with the client, non-payment of fees, or other reasons that make it impossible to continue the representation.

Order Granting Attorney's Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel—Civil

This form is used by a judge to officially approve an attorney's request to stop representing a client in a civil lawsuit. Attorneys, judges, and court staff use this form when an attorney needs to withdraw from a case for reasons such as a conflict of interest, breakdown in communication, or non-payment of fees.

Confidential Reference List of Identifiers

This form allows people involved in court cases to provide personal identifiers (like addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth) that need to be kept private and hidden from public court records. Domestic violence victims, stalking victims, human trafficking survivors, and others at risk use this form to protect their safety by keeping their sensitive information confidential while their restraining order, protective order, or other case proceeds through court.

Confidential Information Form Under Civil Code Section 1708.85 or 1708.89

This form allows people to file sensitive personal information like home addresses, phone numbers, and workplace details separately from court records so that information stays confidential and hidden from the public. Domestic violence survivors, stalking victims, and people seeking restraining orders use this form to protect their safety by keeping their private identifying information away from abusers or harassers who might access court documents.

Claim Opposing Forfeiture

This form lets someone challenge the government's attempt to take their money or property through a legal process called civil forfeiture. A person who believes their assets were wrongfully seized uses this form to present their claim and request the return of their property.

Claim Opposing Forfeiture of Vehicle (Vehicle Code § 14607.6)

This form lets vehicle owners or lienholders challenge the government's attempt to permanently take away their car under California's vehicle forfeiture law. Someone who owns or has a financial interest in a vehicle uses this form to request a court hearing to oppose the forfeiture and try to get their vehicle back.

Petition for Forfeiture of Vehicle and Notice of Hearing

This form is used to request that a court order the forfeiture of a vehicle that was used in connection with a crime or illegal activity. Law enforcement agencies and prosecutors use this form to seek the permanent seizure of vehicles involved in criminal offenses.

Judicial Council Legal Form

This is a general-purpose Judicial Council form used in civil proceedings. The specific purpose depends on the context of use in individual cases.

Petition for Approval of Compromise of Claim or Action or Disposition of Proceeds of Judgment for Minor or Person With A Disability

This form is used to ask a court to approve a settlement or judgment payment for a minor or person with a disability to ensure the money is properly managed and protected. Parents, guardians, or conservators use this form when they want to settle a legal claim on behalf of someone who cannot handle their own finances, so the court can oversee how the money is distributed and safeguarded.

Order Approving Compromise of Claim or Action or Disposition of Proceeds of Judgment for Minor or Person With a Disability

This form is a court order that approves a settlement or agreement involving money for a minor child or a person with a disability, ensuring the court verifies the deal is fair before it's finalized. Lawyers, parents, and guardians use this form to get court approval for settlements and to protect the interests of vulnerable people who cannot fully manage their own legal or financial matters.

Order to Deposit Funds Into Blocked Account

This form directs a financial institution to hold money in a blocked account so it cannot be withdrawn or transferred without court permission. Courts and parties use it in civil cases to protect funds that are subject to a judgment, lien, or other court order requiring the money to be preserved.

Acknowledgment of Receipt of Order and Funds for Deposit in Blocked Account

This form confirms that a court clerk has received money and a court order that requires the funds to be deposited into a blocked account that cannot be accessed without court permission. Guardians, conservators, or parents in custody cases use this form to get written proof that the court has accepted their funds and will hold them safely for a minor or protected person.

Petition to Withdraw Funds From Blocked Account

This form allows someone to request permission from the court to access money that has been legally frozen or held in a blocked account. A person with a financial interest in the blocked funds uses this form to ask the court to release the money for a legitimate purpose, such as paying legal fees, living expenses, or other necessary costs.

Order Authorizing Withdrawal of Funds From Blocked Account

This form allows a court to approve the release of money that has been frozen in a blocked account, typically funds held for a minor or protected person. Lawyers and guardians use it to get court permission to withdraw those frozen funds when needed for the beneficiary's care, education, or other legitimate expenses.

Disability Accommodation Request

This form lets people with disabilities request changes to how a court proceeding works so they can participate fairly and equally. Court users, attorneys, and parties in any type of case file it to get accommodations like interpreters, accessible seating, extra time, or modified procedures based on their disability needs.

Request for Accommodation to Pump or Express Breast Milk

This form allows people to request a private space and breaks during court proceedings so they can pump or express breast milk. Court employees, attorneys, and people involved in court cases use it to ensure they can maintain breastfeeding or milk expression while participating in judicial proceedings.

Media Request to Photograph, Record, or Broadcast

This form allows news media and journalists to request permission from a court to photograph, record, or broadcast court proceedings. Media organizations use it to seek judicial approval before capturing images, audio, or video in the courtroom for news reporting purposes.

Confidential Information Form Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 367.3

This form allows people to file sensitive personal information with the court without making it public in official court records. Domestic violence victims, stalking victims, and others at risk of harm use it to keep their address, phone number, and other identifying details confidential from abusers or dangerous individuals.

Motion to Place Documents Under Seal Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 367.3

This form allows a party to ask the court to keep certain documents confidential and hidden from public view in a court case. Lawyers and individuals use this form when they need to protect sensitive information like trade secrets, personal safety details, or private financial records from being seen by the public.

Declaration in Support of Motion to Place Documents Under Seal Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 367.3

This form allows someone to ask a court to keep certain documents secret and hidden from the public by filing a declaration explaining why those documents need to be sealed. People use this form when they have sensitive information in their case—like trade secrets, personal safety concerns, or private medical records—and want to prevent the public and other parties from seeing those documents.

Order on Motion to Place Documents Under Seal Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 367.3

This form is used by a court to approve a request to keep certain documents hidden from the public in a legal case. Lawyers and parties use it when they need to seal documents containing sensitive information like trade secrets, personal safety concerns, or confidential business information that shouldn't be publicly accessible.

Ex Parte Application for Order Shortening Time for Hearing on Motion to Place Documents Under Seal Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 367.3

This form allows a party to ask a judge to speed up the process for hearing a motion to seal documents in a court case. Lawyers and individuals use this form when they need a quick decision to keep sensitive or confidential documents hidden from public view before the normal hearing schedule allows.

Declaration Regarding Notice and Service of Ex Parte Application for Order Shortening Time for Hearing on Motion to Place Documents Under Seal Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 367.3

This form allows someone to declare that they properly notified the other party about a court request to speed up the hearing date for sealing documents. A person filing a motion to seal confidential documents uses this form to prove to the judge that they followed the legal rules for giving notice, so the court can hold the hearing sooner than normal.

Order on Ex Parte Application for Order Shortening Time for Hearing on Motion to Place Documents Under Seal Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 367.3

This form is a court order that allows a judge to approve a request to speed up the hearing process for a motion to seal court documents that would normally take longer to schedule. Lawyers and parties use this form when they need to keep certain court papers confidential or hidden from the public quickly, such as documents containing trade secrets, personal safety information, or other sensitive material that shouldn't be publicly disclosed.

Notice of Correction and Proof of Service

This form notifies a court that a previous court order or document contains an error and provides proof that the other party was informed about the correction. People use this form to fix mistakes in restraining orders, protective orders, or other court documents to make sure the correct information is enforced.

Continuation of Notice to Appear

This form allows courts to continue or extend a notice to appear in traffic court to a later date when the defendant cannot make their scheduled court appearance. Judges, court clerks, and traffic defendants use this form to reschedule traffic violation hearings and ensure defendants have proper notice of their new court date.

Continuation of Citation

This form allows a court to continue issuing a citation (a written order to appear in court) when the original citation needs to be extended or carried forward to another document. Law enforcement officers and court staff use this form to ensure that traffic or infraction citations remain valid and enforceable when they cannot be completed on a single citation document.

Automated Traffic Enforcement System Notice to Appear

This form notifies a driver that they have been cited for a traffic violation detected by an automated camera or sensor system, and provides them with information about the violation and their court options. Law enforcement agencies and traffic enforcement programs use this form to formally inform drivers of automated traffic citations so they can respond to the violation, pay a fine, or appear in court to contest the ticket.

Nontraffic Notice to Appear

This form is used to notify a person that they must appear in court for a nontraffic infraction or misdemeanor violation instead of being arrested and taken into custody. Law enforcement officers use this form to cite and release someone for minor criminal offenses so they can appear in court at a later date rather than being held in jail.

Traffic/Nontraffic Notice to Appear

This form is used to document a traffic or non-traffic citation and notify a person that they must appear in court to answer the charges against them. Law enforcement officers use this form to issue citations for violations like speeding, parking infractions, or other misdemeanors, creating an official record of the citation.

Notice to Correct Violation (Face of Violator's Copy)

This form notifies a person that they have violated a traffic or vehicle code and gives them a chance to fix the violation before facing court penalties. Traffic officers and law enforcement use it to give drivers an opportunity to correct minor violations like equipment problems or registration issues without going to court.

Instructions to Defendant

This form provides instructions to defendants who have been served with a temporary restraining order, explaining their rights and what they need to do next. Judges, court staff, and law enforcement use this form to make sure defendants understand the restraining order against them and know how to respond or request a hearing.

Request for Trial by Written Declaration

This form lets someone request that a small claims court case be decided based on written statements and documents instead of holding an in-person trial. People use it to resolve small claims disputes without having to appear in court, saving time and money by presenting their case in writing.

Notice and Instructions to Arresting Officer

This form notifies a police officer that a court has issued a protective or restraining order and explains what they need to do to enforce it. Law enforcement agencies use this form to ensure officers understand the details of the order so they can properly respond to violations and protect the person the order is meant to protect.

Decision and Notice of Decision

This form lets a judge write down their decision in a traffic or infraction case and officially notify both the person cited and the court of that decision. Court staff and judges use this form to document the outcome of traffic cases, such as whether the person is found guilty or not guilty, or if charges are dismissed.

Request for New Trial (Trial de Novo)

This form asks a court to cancel a previous trial decision and hold a brand new trial from the beginning. A person who lost their case uses this form to request a fresh trial when they believe the original trial was unfair or had serious errors that changed the outcome.

Order and Notice to Defendant of New Trial (Trial de Novo)

Judge files order notifying defendant of new trial grant and trial de novo proceedings, resetting case for complete trial retrial.

Officer's Declaration

This form allows a law enforcement officer to officially document their observations and actions related to a traffic stop or incident for court records. Police officers use it to provide sworn testimony about what they witnessed or did during a traffic-related case, such as for a traffic violation hearing or citation dispute.

Agreement to Pay and Forfeit Bail Installments

This form lets a defendant agree to pay their bail in installments instead of all at once, and allows them to forfeit (lose) those installments if they fail to show up in court. Defendants and courts use this form to make bail payments more affordable while ensuring the defendant appears for their trial or hearing.

Agreement to Pay Traffic Violator School Fees in Installments

This form allows a person to agree to pay their traffic violator school fees over time instead of all at once. Someone who has been ordered to attend traffic school uses this form to set up a payment plan so they can afford the required fees.

Can't Afford to Pay Fine: Traffic and Other Infractions

This form lets you tell the court that you can't afford to pay a traffic or other infraction fine and asks the court to reduce the fine, set up a payment plan, or dismiss the case. People use this form when they've been cited for a traffic violation or minor infraction and need financial relief because paying the full fine would be a hardship.

Can't Afford to Pay Fine: Traffic and Other Infractions (Court Order)

This form allows someone who can't afford to pay a traffic or infraction fine to ask the court to reduce the fine, set up a payment plan, or dismiss the case based on their financial hardship. A defendant who received a traffic ticket or other infraction uses this form to explain their money situation to the judge and request financial relief so they don't face additional penalties like a suspended license.